Due to the popularity of this years events, I am slotting in a second Astro Meet at Barrenjoey Lighthouse on Saturday 25th March, meeting at 11PM. We will also use this night to explore more of the headland for different and challenging compositions, so anyone coming the week before will benefit from coming again to discuss nightscaping composition.
Part of Ku-ring-Gai Chase National Park, weather permitting, this will be an incredible evening capturing not just the more commonly known images from in front of the lighthouse, but we will also explore other areas nearby seeking out those unique and rarely seen compositions.
While on site, I will go through some basics about safety, etiquette, how to find the Milky Way, how to capture it, how to look for a unique composition and some advanced capture techniques. We will also cover some basic astroscape lighting, and how to manage harsh lighting projected by the new LED system in the lighthouse itself.
We will shoot the Milky Way and Star Trails through to just before sunrise.
NOTE: The meeting time is 11:00PM on Saturday evening and we will shoot through to early Sunday morning.
Weather Dependent - This is a Weather Dependent event. If heavy rain or storms are forecast we will cancel or postpone the event to a later date. We will still run the event if it is cloudy, as we can have some light painting fun around the Lighthouse and surrounding headland if the skies fail to clear for us.
Parking - Once you turn into Governor Philip Car Park at Palm Beach, park at the northern most end on the Pittwater side, near the amenities block. Use this pin to navigate to the meeting spot.
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